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This guide is largely based on two HowtoForge guides by Oliver Meyer and Falko Timme.
Original Authors: Oliver Meyer <o [dot] meyer [at] projektfarm [dot] de>
Falko Timme <ft [at] falkotimme [dot] com>
Updates and modifications by Christopher Hawkins, RapidScale Clusters LLC
This document describes how to set up a CentOS 5.x server. It is a practical guide without any warranty, and it doesn't cover the theoretical backgrounds.These steps are the minimum required to get a Centos 5.x server installed, running, and suitable for an installation of our ClusterMaker product. As with all other support we provide, please contact us for further assistance. We are always happy to help our customers with any problem.
1. Install Media
The install media(s) are available at http://isoredirect.centos.org/centos/5/isos/i386/. The link shown is for the 32 bit version of CentOS. Please note that if you use a 64 bit version of Centos / RHEL, then ALL of your cluster nodes must be 64 bit capable. The cluster operates as a "shared root" where all nodes run the same operating system concurrently. If you use the standard 32 bit version, then 64 bit render nodes will run fine but will not be able to address more than 4 GB of memory each.
Boot your computer to the CD or DVD and you'll see the following screen.
2. Installation
Press "Enter" to start the installation.
Test your installation media only if you have reason to suspect it's faulty. Otherwise, tab over to "Skip" and press "Enter".
The installation wizard is starting.
Select your language and proceed.
Choose your keyboard-layout and proceed.
Here you can select/edit the partitioning layout.
If you chose the manual setup, you'll see the following two windows.
Here you can adjust the network settings.
Adjust them
Now the eth0 device will show a static IP address like this:
Select the location nearest to yours and configure the clock.
Choose a password for the root-account and confirm it.
